I completely agree with Solnysh.
Before the release of Heroes 3, I played Heroes 2, and to be honest, I liked it just as much as Heroes 3, which came out later. However, I didn't have a computer at the time, and I couldn't enjoy Heroes 4, and according to my friends, it wasn't very good. This probably played a role in my attitude towards it. To be honest, I don't think Heroes 4 is worse... I just don't like it as much as 2, 3, and 5... I never had the chance to play the first one...
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